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It’s budget day – and it’s a critical moment for the chancellor and the UK economy. So, what are the plans to ease the squeeze on household bills and the cost-of-living crisis? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack the high-stakes decisions facing the government, and how John Healey plans to raise billions in additional revenue through increasing tax. With tough choices delayed and Whitehall budgets stretched to breaking point, will today’s announcements fix Britain’s problems, or simply kick them down the road? And will this budget reveal who really runs the government – No 11, No 10 or the markets?
A Russian jet-powered drone struck Kharkiv’s Osnovianskyi district late on Tuesday, 27 October, injuring five people, including a four-year-old boy, and setting residential and industrial buildings ablaze. The fires spread across some 2,500 square metres, engulfing an apartment block, private homes, outbuildings and three industrial premises. Nearby tower blocks, garages and cars were also damaged, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. Footage shows firefighters tackling the flames and rescue workers helping residents to safety as smoke rises over the neighbourhood. Three of the five injured were taken to hospital. Despite the risk of further Russian strikes, emergency crews brought the blaze…
By Angela Barnes with AFP Published on 28 October 2026 – 8:54 GMT+1 The maker of products ranging from automotive paints to sunscreen ingredients now expects a core profit of €7.4billion to €7.8bn ($8.2bn to $8.7bn) this year, up from a previous forecast of €6.9bn to €7.7bn. BASF’s earnings have been boosted after it hiked prices for some goods in March by up to 30% in response to surging costs for energy and other raw materials because of the US-Israeli war against Iran. The company said Wednesday that its core profit in the third quarter rose 15% from the same period last year…
Published on 28 October 2026 – 8:01 GMT+1•Updated 8:21 On today’s show: Eylon Levy, former spokesman for the Israeli government, discusses Israel’s election and what comes next, whether this is the beginning of the end of the Benjamin Netanyahu era, and the role of Arab-led parties in deciding who becomes prime minister. Keith Brannum, senior adviser on US politics at Greenlane and a Democratic strategist, looks at the upcoming US midterms and whether Democrats really have it in the bag. Sasha Vakulina reports on the rare call Finland’s Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre held with Vladimir Putin and…
Amid the rising impact of climate change, more holidaymakers are considering sustainable options for deciding when, where and how to travel, according to findings from Trip.com’s Sustainable Travel Consumer Report. The survey of 8,777 respondents, from 29 countries across four global regions, found that 37.2% of travellers would consider destinations with a lower risk of weather disruptions. This comes after Europe experienced a summer that was the “worst on record”, according to a separate report. Trip.com also found that 75.4% of respondents highlighted sustainability as “important when making travel decisions”, while 56.8% intentionally choose more sustainable travel options. “Every journey…
A pilot project to send migrants who have been denied the right to stay in the EU to designated ‘return’ countries will be in place by early next year, Greece’s migration minister told POLITICO. Sep 29 4 mins read
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How much do you need to earn to live comfortably across Europe? This is a very challenging question. Firstly, “comfortable” is very subjective. Secondly, price levels vary widely both across and within countries. Thirdly, household size also varies. Income also does not take wealth or homeownership into account. Still, some income indicators can give an idea of how much people may need to live comfortably. The equivalised disposable income is one of them. All monetary income received by household members is added together. This includes income from work, investments and social benefits, as well as other household income. Taxes and…
Published on 28 October 2026 – 7:14 GMT+1 If the themes of political change, ballerinas and parental care took pride of place at last year’s Hungarian Press Photo exhibition, the show this is dedicated to imminent social revolution sparked by technology. At the opening of the 44th edition at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest, managing director Orsolya Kőrösi stressed that the work of photojournalists is becoming increasingly important: “The photojournalist does not just take pictures, but is present, bears witness, selects and interprets, while putting their own name to the claim that what they show is close…
Kanzler Friedrich Merz sucht in Asien nach Antworten auf die wirtschafts- und sicherheitspolitischen Krisen. Die Reise könnte auch eine Blaupause für die Unabhängigkeit von chinesischen Rohstoffen liefern. Hans von der Burchard, der auf der Reise dabei ist, ordnet ein, was die deutsche Industrie jetzt davon mitnehmen kann und ob Merz die Lieferung japanischer Patriot-Raketen an die Ukraine beschleunigen kann. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt der niedersächsische CDU-Fraktionschef Sebastian Lechner, warum das europäische Verbrenner-Aus schnell rückgängig gemacht werden muss.Mit Blick auf die Krise bei Volkswagen skizziert er, wie eine neue Regulierungsstrategie aussehen könnte und warum der Konzern den Hybridmarkt nicht der Konkurrenz überlassen…